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#CoupUpdate #Michigan
This is their play: Michigan Senate Majority Leader
@SenMikeShirkey who met with Trump now opening door to Board not certifying on Monday.👇
Despite law requiring certification, absence of fraud, and frivolous number of votes truly at issue in Detroit.
This is their play: Michigan Senate Majority Leader
@SenMikeShirkey who met with Trump now opening door to Board not certifying on Monday.👇
Despite law requiring certification, absence of fraud, and frivolous number of votes truly at issue in Detroit.
2. On the law.
"The board’s legal duty is clear and unequivocal once it has received the certified vote totals from the counties."
- top election law expert, Professor Richard Pildes
nytimes.com/2020/11/20/opi…
"The board’s legal duty is clear and unequivocal once it has received the certified vote totals from the counties."
- top election law expert, Professor Richard Pildes
nytimes.com/2020/11/20/opi…
3. "On Friday, the State Bureau of Elections submitted its formal report recommending that the canvassing board affirm Mr. Biden’s win. Errors in some vote tabulations, which Mr. Trump has seized upon, ... 'did not affect the actual tabulation of votes.'”
nytimes.com/2020/11/21/us/…
nytimes.com/2020/11/21/us/…
#CoupUpdate #Michigan danger signs
House Speaker Chatfield who met with Trump says:
- they gave Trump an "update"
- RNC request is to "simply delay" certification
- cites Wayne County imbalances (fact check: involves only 357 out of 1/4 million votes)
House Speaker Chatfield who met with Trump says:
- they gave Trump an "update"
- RNC request is to "simply delay" certification
- cites Wayne County imbalances (fact check: involves only 357 out of 1/4 million votes)
2. Michigan Democratic state lawmaker @koleszar_matt responds to @LeeChatfield's remarks on Fox News:
"Conversations about a deadlock, or postponement are encouraging violations of the Michigan constitution."
(h/t @jonathanoosting)
"Conversations about a deadlock, or postponement are encouraging violations of the Michigan constitution."
(h/t @jonathanoosting)
3. Top election law scholar, Richard Pildes (my colleague @nyulaw; formerly @UMichLaw):
"the board’s legal duty is clear and unequivocal once it has received the certified vote totals from the counties"
also "unethical" not to certify
nytimes.com/2020/11/20/opi…
"the board’s legal duty is clear and unequivocal once it has received the certified vote totals from the counties"
also "unethical" not to certify
nytimes.com/2020/11/20/opi…
